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A 6-inch water main on Scranton Street in West Scranton broke Friday, affecting service to a nearby high rise apartment building and several other homes and businesses.

Pennsylvania American Water crews worked on the scene through the day to repair the main. Service was restored by Friday evening, utility company spokeswoman Susan Turcmanovich said.

Water bubbled through cracks in the middle of the street Friday afternoon, between South Main Avenue and South Edwards Street, and from cracks in the sidewalk about 50 feet away.

A sheet of water rushed downhill toward St. Lucy’s Church and the Jackson Heights high-rise, rippling around car tires and over bumps in the road.

At the top of the hill, at South Main Avenue, crews cranked on an iron bar shoved deep into the road, closing the water main to stop the flow.

The break prompted Richard Hannick to close up shop early, just before 1 p.m., at Sonny’s Restaurant at South Main Avenue and Scranton Street.

“I don’t think it’s my water that’s affected, but they’re shutting it down so there’s no other complications with what they’re doing,” he said. “I’ve been checking the water and it’s been fine, but I’m not going to (use it) until they tell me it’s OK.”

The diner, owned by his wife, would lose business, but he was confident it would be fixed in time to open today, he said.

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